1997 Grand Prix of Spain
27 April - Imola: 302.543 km (4.727 km x 64 laps)
Pole position: Jacques Villeneuve, Williams-Renault, 1:16.525
Results:
1 Jacques Villeneuve Williams-Renault G 1:30:35.896, 200.280 kph
2 Olivier Panis Prost-Mugen Honda B + 5.804
3 Jean Alesi Benetton-Renault G + 12.534
4 Michael Schumacher Ferrari G + 17.079
5 Johnny Herbert Sauber-Petronas G + 26.976
6 David Coulthard McLaren-Mercedes G + 28.734
7 Mika Häkkinen McLaren-Mercedes G + 47.775
8 Heinz-Harald Frentzen Williams-Renault G +1:03.129
9 Giancarlo Fisichella Jordan-Peugeot G +1:03.757
10 Gerhard Berger Benetton-Renault G +1:04.662
11 Jos Verstappen Tyrrell-Ford G -1 lap
12 Eddie Irvine Ferrari G -1 lap
13 Jan Magnussen Stewart-Ford B -1 lap
14 Gianni Morbidelli Sauber-Petronas G -2 laps
15 Jarno Trulli Minardi-Hart B -2 laps
Fastest Lap: Giancarlo Fisichella, Jordan-Peugeot, 1:22.242
Retirements:
Ukyo Katayama Minardi-Hart B 11 laps Hydraulic pump
Damon Hill Arrows-Yamaha B 18 laps Engine
Shinji Nakano Prost-Mugen Honda B 34 laps Gearbox
Mika Salo Tyrrell-Ford G 35 laps Puncture
Rubens Barrichelloa Stewart-Ford B 37 laps Engine
Ralf Schumacher Jordan-Peugeot G 50 laps Engine
Pedro Diniz Arrows-Yamaha B 53 laps Engine
B=Bridgestone, G=Goodyear
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Starting Grid
Jacques Villeneuve Heinz-Harald Frentzen
Williams FW19-Renault #4 Williams FW19-Renault #5
1:16.525 1:16.791
David Coulthard Jean Alesi
McLaren MP4/12-Mercedes #3 Benetton B197-Renault #5
1:17.521 1:17.717
Mika Häkkinen Gerhard Berger
McLaren MP4/12-Mercedes #6 Benetton B197-Renault #2
1:17.737 1:18.041
Michael Schumacher Giancarlo Fisichella
Ferrari F310B #177 Jordan 197-Peugeot #4
1:18.313 1:18.385
Ralf Schumacher Johnny Herbert
Jordan 197-Peugeot #3 Sauber C16-Petronas #5
1:18.423 1:18.494
Eddie Irvine Olivier Panis
Ferrari F310B #176 Prost-Mugen Honda JS45 #4
1:18.873 1:19.157
Gianni Morbidelli Mika Salo
Sauber C16-Petronas #2 Tyrrell 025-Ford #3
1:19.323 1:20.079
Damon Hill Shinji Nakano
Arrows A18-Yamaha #3 Prost JS45-Mugen Honda #2
1:20.089 1:20.103
Rubens Barrichello Jarno Trulli
Stewart SF1-Ford #4 Minardi M197-Hart #2
1:20.255 1:20.452
Jos Verstappen Ukyo Katayama
Tyrrell 025-Yamaha #4 Minardi M197-Hart #3
1:20.502 1:20.672
Pedro Diniz Jan Magnussen
Arrows A18-Yamaha #2 Stewart SF1-Ford #2
1:21.029 1:21.060